#NCSEN: On the road with Thom & Kay, Harry Reid & those dadgum Koch Brothers
GOP US Senate nominee Thom Tillis is in our neck of the woods early next week for a fundraiser at Pinehurst’s National Golf Club. The visit hits right in the middle of the US Open mayhem.
This Sunday, Kay Hagan is in Tampa, Florida for a fundraiser. Former Florida congressman Jim Davis and current US senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) are expected to attend. Three couples named “Ruthven” are listed on 
the invitation as hosts. Given that Hagan’s maiden name is Ruthven — it would be safe for one to assume that those hosts are relatives of our junior senator.
Hagan spent a good chunk of her life as a Florida resident, and still has quite a bit of family there. In fact, she is related to Florida’s late former governor and US senator Lawton Chiles.
Meanwhile, speaking of campaign finance, Senate majority leader Harry Reid is hell-bent on amending The Constitution to limit campaign spending by big donors and corporations:
The Senate’s top Democrat and Republican clashed Tuesday in a rare joint appearance before the Judiciary Committee as the panel began a longshot bid to amend the Constitution to get big money out of politics.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid testified that “the flood of dark money” unleashed by Supreme Court rulings is “the greatest to our democracy that I’ve witnessed during my tenure in public service.”
His Republican counterpart, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), followed Reid and said efforts to limit campaign spending were a political ploy to rile up Democrats in an election year.
“Everyone on this panel knows this proposal will never pass Congress,” McConnell said.
“This is a political exercise to stir up one party’s political base so they’ll show up in November by complaining loudly about certain Americans exercising their free speech and associational rights.” […]
Remember all of those ads that have been running here in North Carolina with the tag line “paid for by Senate Majority PAC”? Well, that’s Harry Reid and his Vegas and union buddies. Never mind that, the old coot tells us. The *real threat* to democracy are those Koch Brothers who own all of these businesses, contribute greatly to the economy, and put a lot of people to work. Oh, and never mind that those brothers are not even close to being the country’s top political donors.
This insidious effort by Reid, Schumer, et. al., has additional intimidation provisions and assaults on the First Amendment — such as forcing bloggers to reveal sources and funding.
The economy has gone to hell and back. The world is on fire. And the ruling class wants to devote their time to THIS ??? Why bother amending The Constitution? They don’t pay much attention to it anyway.
Heck, here in North Carolina, we’ve allowed Karl Rove and Chuck Schumer to pick our last two US senators — and we’re about to let them do it for a third time.
This amendment — even if it does see the light of day — will not save the country. Neither will all of those TV and radio ads on-the-air between now and election day.
We, as Americans, need to search out the facts for ourselves, and stop acting in response to “guidance” from the mainstream media and those ads during every “Wheel of Fortune” commercial break.
We’re told that elections are all about fundraising. Knowledge and information are power. When acquired and used properly, those elements have been able to overcome tidal waves of big money.
Comrade Harry Reid (or is it Reidsky) doesn’t seem to like our individual liberties we have under our Bill of Rights. After years tilting at the 2nd Amendment windmill, now he is threatening the 1st amendment. He would have fit right in with Breshnev’s politburo, or probably Stalin’s.
He some seem to mind Big Labor trying to buy politicians with the forced dues of members who are compelled to join the unions, or billionaire Hungarian socialist George Soros trying to manipulate our politics to the left, but he has a real Koch addiction. He doesn’t even seem to mind this new billionaire environmental extremist who is trying to manipulate politics, also to suit his investments. Reidsky seems to have a double standard.
Oh, and I still find it appalling that the NRA had to have tons of pressure put on them to stop them from endorsing Harry Reid in his last election. The NRA too often double cross their members when they support weak link incumbents, squishy incumbents, and squishy political insiders against the solid pro-gun candidates. Gun rights supporters cannot trust NRA endorsements. The trustworthy 2nd amendment groups are the Gunowners of America and National Association for Gun Rights.
Fortunately for me, I have no cable TV, and hence, miss all the propaganda ads. Doing research and thinking for myself. Is that a crime?
Right on, RMatthews. Turn the tube off, people!
As you point out we’d be better off without the BS Media. Folks must learn; if you want to free your mind, you must kill your TV.